tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:48:03 +0000An insider's view of the wild and wacky world of graphic design.http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rafael)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-6929558143213838289Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:29:00 +00002012-03-10T15:34:37.958-08:00In response to a request from my professor at Broward College and for the benefit of students or those just starting out in graphic design I wanted to provide a snapshot of the process involved in putting together a magazine such as Summa Cum Laude. For brevity's sake, I'll break it down into three articles: The Brief, Design, and Production. The Brief In an in-house design department the http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2012/03/advice-for-young-at-art-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-1271753340087723152Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:23:00 +00002012-02-17T15:23:22.272-08:00After a long hiatus I'm announcing my triumphant return to blogging. Be prepared for an avalanche of coolness, tips, tricks, and overall craziness from the world of graphic design. But first an announcement. Broward College's South Campus is offering their Multimedia Design students a chance at stardom with the semi annual Book Cover Design Contest for CGS1060C to be used for 2012-2013 classes http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-1582869615801658225Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:04:00 +00002020-09-10T06:20:45.869-07:00 Cover and two spreads from my recently designed Honors College semi-annual magazine for Florida International University. Update: FIU Honors College Magazine Wins National Award. MIAMI (September 13, 2011)- Summa cum Laude, the FIU Honors College magazine, has been awarded first prize for best publication in the faculty/administration/student-published category by the National Collegiate http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/04/fiu-honors-college-magazine-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-5202461108458469377Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:52:00 +00002011-04-12T18:18:53.878-07:00 Above is the official logo for the 2012 Olympics. Apparently some controversy ensued when Iran threatened to boycott the Olympics because the logo seems to spell Zion, a term that refers to Jerusalem. I don't know about that, it seems to me you have to look pretty hard to see what Iran is all in a tissy about (It's actually supposed to spell out 2012). However, the logo caused additional http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/03/2012-olympic-logo-poll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-6691372392804164314Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:02:00 +00002011-03-02T21:15:42.166-08:00Where does creativity come from? Are some born with it while others not? Why? Is it learned? Why is it two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different? I realize these are not new questions and I'm not expecting answers, but watching the Freelance Whales made me a little inquisitive. How can something so hauntingly beautiful come from mere mortals? http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-does-creativity-come-from-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-8334124866144495830Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:49:00 +00002011-02-18T21:52:05.119-08:00It looks like the days of web developers beholden to a measly handful of fonts may be nearing an end. With a little help from type utilities such as Suitcase Fusion and CSS, you now can design web sites without the tyrannical constraints placed upon you by HTML. Those who have worked in this field undoubtedly have heard of Suitcase font management software. Suitcase now offers a subscription http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/goodbye-helvetica-hello-univers-thin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-2525843218966504657Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:04:00 +00002011-02-18T20:04:47.918-08:00Here's an account of the graphic design process from a master, Milton Glasser. To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of the 20th century and well worth the 15 minutes of your valuable time to watch this video. While today's designs rely so heavily on computer generated visuals, he was doing it with paste up and rubylith. http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/genious-at-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-203219057167695748Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:47:00 +00002011-02-17T20:47:45.955-08:00Ever lay out multiple pages with text and images only to have the client come back with copy edits requiring a repositioning of every image? Here's a quick Indesign tip for making those images flow with the text so that if you have to add or remove strings of text your image positioning is unaffected. Indesign has a feature called Object Anchoring. The example here is typical of a catalog or http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/go-with-flow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-212983828852980904Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:18:00 +00002011-02-10T19:25:01.075-08:00Scott Adams is a genius. http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-true-its-funny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-5568793144563267891Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:07:00 +00002011-02-10T19:07:19.418-08:00After many years in the trenches of this crazy business I'm still floored by the number of times I come across a fellow designer's project for print, be it an ad, a catalog or a brochure, with no bleeds! I'm not talking about the red, salty stuff that vampires crave. I'm referring to the additional surface of an image that needs to spill beyond the live area of a document in order to achieve a http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-aint-got-time-to-bleed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180488933624852714.post-6622134089973878305Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:35:00 +00002011-02-10T20:10:15.772-08:00 An Egyptian soldier receives a flower from a government protester.  Chris Hondros / Getty Images I want to start my blog by honoring the power of digital media. I named my blog Graphic Designosaur because I’ve been in graphic design for almost 20 years. I’ve been able to survive in this highly competitive business in spite of my aversion to the inevitable change from print media towards http://graphicdesignosaur.blogspot.com/2011/02/power-of-digitalmedia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael)1